OUR DAILY BREAD Wed., May 31, 1995 --------------- READ: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:6 WHAT DOES IT SAY? "They will turn their ears away from the truth." -- 2 Timothy 4:4 I was surprised to come home from work and find out that I was a violator. That morning, I had put out some wood I no longer could use, expecting it to be picked up with my garbage. I thought I had carefully followed the instructions for trash pickup. I had cut the wood into 4-foot sections and attached garbage tags. But I must have wrongly interpreted the guidelines. What I thought they said and what they really said were two different things. So I ended up with the wood and a huge VIOLATION sticker. What I learned from that incident is similar to what we need to learn about following scriptural guidelines. Our private interpretation of the Bible must line up with God's truth or we will be left with some dangerous error. Let me illustrate. Some people reinterpret biblical guidelines in the area of sexual practices. To justify immorality, they say, "Well, that's how YOU interpret the Bible." When they are brought face to face with verses that clearly condemn sex outside of marriage, they "turn their ears away from the truth" (2 Tim. 4:4). God's Word reflects His character, and we must obey even when it says what we don't want to hear. That's why we must always ask, "What does it say?" -- J. David Branon Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, A light to my path alway, To guide and to save me from sin And show me the heavenly way. -- Sellers ----------------------------------------- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ----------------------------------------- Some people make the Bible say what they want to hear. ----------------------------------------- THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalm 19-21 ============================================================= Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1995, used by permission of Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555, USA. ODB files are being archived at ICLnet by arrangement with Radio Bible Class. RBC is presently developing its own servers and we look forward to RBC's official presence here on the internet in the near future. Written permission to distribute must be obtained from Radio Bible Class. RBC provides a variety of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any group or denomination, and support comes voluntarily from its Members and Friends. Write for more information, or call 1-800-598-7221. Thanks to Ken Foster for establishing the email list from which this copy of Our Daily Bread originated. A subscription is also available from the "ODB List" which may be subscribed to directly. Send a blank email message, with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, to: odb-request@sptekwv14.wv.tek.com. RBC publications are also available at The Gospel Communica- tions Network: http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/odb/. - ICLnet ============================================================= ------------------------------------------------------- file: /pub/resources/text/Our.Daily.Bread: db950531.txt .